Country Codes

The following table contains international codes used to identify different
countries. A description of each code is given below:

FIPS 10-4:

American National Standard
Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries, Dependencies, and Areas of
Special Sovereignty for Information Interchange. FIPS 10-4 codes are
two-character alphabetic codes used throughout the US Government, especially in activities associated
with the the Department of State and national defense programmes. The
codes are maintained by the Office of the
Geographer and Global Issues (Department of State) and are published by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce). They are included in the
CIA World Factbook in the
Data code entry under 'Government'.

ISO 3166:

International codes used to represent the names of countries. They are prepared by
the International Organization for Standardization. ISO 3166 includes two- and
three-character alphabetic codes and three-digit numeric codes that can be used
to exchange data between international
organizations. Except for the numeric codes, ISO
3166 codes have been adopted in the US as FIPS 104-1.

Internet codes:

Two character codes used to identify countries on the internet. These codes generally
agree with the ISO 3166
two-character alphabetic codes.

Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent
state, but this entity has not been formally recognised as a state by the
US. The US view is that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has
dissolved and that none of the successor republics represents its continuation.

ISO includes Jan Mayen.

ISO includes Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey.

Formerly Zaire.

ISO defines as the territory south of 60 degrees south latitude.

FIPS includes with Indonesia.

(France, Metropolitan) ISO limits to the European part of France, excluding
French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands,
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saint Pierre and
Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna.

FIPS 10-4 does not include the French-claimed portion of Antarctica (Terre
Adelie).